Unfortunately I didn’t get to enjoy the weather or the beautiful city much – I only had a very brief morning walk from one hotel to another. I was there to attend a conference and had to stay put indoor with the obligatory sock-in-progress.

The conference sock and I had to agree that neither of us fit that well in what seemed to be the standard dress code – just look at all those dark suits! Sometimes I feel a great freedom by being a woman and be able to dress nicely (professionally?) without having to resort to a suit (not that men can’t dress up without suits, it’s just the easy way). The sock was admired by several, who all commented that it would be nice to have something to keep your hands occupied with (hint: learn to knit!).

I managed quite a bit of knitting both during the conference and on the homeward journey, and I have to admit that sometimes a simple sock is the perfect knitting project. I also have to surrender and admit that self patterning yarn is rather fun and relaxing to knit with (the sock is knit with Schachenmayr Regia Mix-it color, 09383). We’ll have to see if the progress keeps up now that I’m home again – one can always hope.